31.07.2013

BigLift christens heavy lift vessel

BigLift has celebrated the christening of its new heavy lift vessel Happy Sky, at Huisman’s new quay in Zhangzhou, China.

Built by Indian engineering, construction and manufacturing company Larsen & Toubro the company’s new flagship vessel features two 900 tonne Huisman mast cranes offering a lift height above deck of 40.9 metres. The company claims that the vessel has an unmatched lifting height in the world fleet of heavy lift vessels and that the crane pedestals on the Happy Sky were made an additional four metres higher than originally planned in response to market demand.
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BigLift claims that Happy Sky has an unmatched lifting height in the world fleet of heavy lift vessels

Happy Sky recently embarked on her maiden voyage transporting three large modules weighing 935, 818 and 777 tonnes. The voyage is the first of four consecutive shipments to construct part of the Port in Cape Lambert. The company has also said that Happy Sky is the first of two Happy S Class vessels to be added to its fleet with ‘Happy Star’ scheduled for delivery early next year.
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Happy Sky loading three large modules for her maiden voyage to Cape Lambert, Australia